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 The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21. Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23
 The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the USA
 Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication.
 In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of chemo to end
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  |  Re: Beautiful Lesson (Re: shaheen shaheen) |  | 
  
 In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care
 of every detail. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss
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 An unusual accessory at the party was the oxygen tube that Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well.
 The other couple in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see  their son marrying his high school sweetheart
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  |  Re: Beautiful Lesson (Re: shaheen shaheen) |  | 
  
 Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a woman so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think
 Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it lasts
 We should stop making our lives complicated
 
 
 Life is short
 Break the rules
 forgive quickly
 kiss passionately, love truly
 laugh constantly
 And never stop smiling
 no matter how strange life is
 Life is not always the party we expected to be
 but as long as we are here, we should smile and be
 grateful
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